Clevis.



E. L. NICHOLS.

CLEVIS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25,1915.

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ERVIN L. NICHOLS, OF ROUNDUP, MONTANA.

CLEVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed July 25, 1916. Serial No, 111,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERVIN L. NIcHoLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roundup, in the county of Musselshell and State of Montana, have invented certain useful Improvements in Clevises, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in clevises, one object of the invention being the provision of a clevis for use with a single or double tree and evener which is readily connected in place, and which when in use will prevent the swingletree from Catching upon the evener and permitting the load to be unequally distributed to the draft animal.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, and thoroughly eificient and prac tical in use.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete clevis the same being shown in full lines connected for use, while shown by dotted lines are portions of the single tree and evener respectively. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the clevis.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the clevis, which is made from a single strip of metal to provide the center member 6, the lOWer parallel member 7 being bent as at 8 from the end of the memher 6 and has the flat portion 9 which is disposed co-extensive with the under side of Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the flat meta-l bent the member 6. At the opposite end of the member 6, the member 10 is formed, being bent as at 11 to provide the flat portion 12 which is coextensive with the upper surface of the member 6 at the opposite end of the flat portion 9 of the member 7.

The members 6, 7 and 10 are disposed in parallel, while connected in the free terminals of the members 7 and 10 and also to the respective terminals of the member 6 are the respective evener pin and the swingle-tree engaging pin 14;.

hat I claim as new is:

1. A clevis, made from a single strip of flat metal bent to provide a relatively long central member, and two oppositely disposed spaced and parallel members, the junction of the respective parallel members being formed at the opposite ends of the intermediate member.

2. A clevis, made from a single strip of to provide a relatively long central member, and two oppositely disposed spaced and parallel members, the junction of the respective parallel members being formed at the opposite ends of the intermediate member, said junction being formed by bending the end of the intermediate member and the respective parallel members co-eXtensive therewith, the free terminals of the parallel members being apertured, as also the terminals of the intermediate member, for the reception of connecting pins.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

ERVIN L. NICHOLS.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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